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  • Hg Capital completes spinout of renewables business to Asper

    06 December 2017

    UK-based private equity firm Hg Capital has completed the spinout of its renewables infrastructure investment business, which includes funds with more than €800 million ($945 million) in commitments.

  • PRI launches guidelines for ESG in private equity documentation

    19 July 2017

    Guidelines for the incorporation of environmental, social and governance (ESG) provisions in the terms of private equity funds has been released by the Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI).

  • Renewables investor sentiment hit by Brexit, in Europe as well as UK

    24 June 2016

    The UK's shock Brexit decision will hurt investor sentiment in clean energy projects in the EU as well as the UK, it was claimed today.

  • Institutions 'shying away from construction risk', warns Hg's Murley

    29 January 2015

    Institutional investors are increasingly snapping up stakes in operational renewables assets, but their lack of willingness to take construction risk is a "cause for concern", according to an industry veteran.

  • Green bonds 'need to attract additional capital'

    28 January 2015

    The green bond market is currently little more than "a marketing tool" because it has often failed to channel additional capital into environmental projects, according to an influential renewables financier.